ice

¹ice

noun, often attributive \ˈīs\

Definition of ICE

1

a : frozen water b : a sheet or stretch of ice

2

: a substance resembling ice; especially : the solid state of a substance usually found as a gas or liquid <ammonia ice in the rings of Saturn>

3

: a state of coldness (as from formality or reserve)

4

a : a frozen dessert containing a flavoring (as fruit juice); especially : one containing no milk or cream b British : a serving of ice cream

5

slang : diamonds; broadly : jewelry

6

: an undercover premium paid to a theater employee for choice theater tickets

7

: methamphetamine in the form of crystals of its hydrochloride salt C₁₀H₁₅N‧HCI when used illicitly for smoking —called also crystal, crystal meth

— ice·less \ˈīs-ləs\ adjective

— on ice

1

: with every likelihood of being won or accomplished

2

: in reserve or safekeeping

— on thin ice

: in a precarious or risky situation

Examples of ICE

1. The steps were coated with ice.
2. Ice formed on the car's windows.
3. The ice melted quickly in the hot sun.
4. She skated out onto the ice.
5. He almost fell through a hole in the ice.
6. Fill the glass with ice.
7. He gave her some ice for her birthday.

Origin of ICE

Middle English is, from Old English īs; akin to Old High German īs ice, Avestan isu- icy

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Chemical Engineering Terms

alkali, cation, decant, hygroscopic, isotope, oxidize, slurry, solute, viscous

Rhymes with ICE

dice, gneiss, lyse, nice, pice, price, rice, slice, spice, splice, syce, thrice, trice, twice, vice, vise